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The International Monetary Fund is facing a new challenge as wealthy nations struggle with soaring borrowing costs and historic debt levels. This shift marks a departure from the IMF's traditional focus on emerging-market debt crises, highlighting a growing risk that financial instability in developed economies could spill over into the global system.
Coca-Cola has announced that it will not raise prices in developed markets such as the U.S. and Europe for the remainder of the year, following the lead of rival PepsiCo. While both companies have experienced strong sales growth due to higher prices, consumer demand has weakened, leading customers to switch to private label bottled water and juices. Coke plans to continue raising prices in line with inflation in developing markets like Latin America. Despite raising its full-year outlook and reporting better-than-expected earnings and revenue, Coca-Cola's shares fell slightly in morning trading.